Extrusion International 3-2024

13 Extrusion International 3/2024 hoch5.com Quality is our Priority Backed by 30 years of experience, CCA develops calibration sleeves for plastic pipe extrusion: – from Ø 12mm up to Ø 2.400mm pipe outside diameter – precisely matched to the production requirements of our international customers Rely on quality „Made in Germany“. www.ccagmbh.de CCA_Anz_ 90x250_220802_RZ.indd 1 02.08.22 12:49 Optimum Drive Design for Maximum Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness  Designing a drive system often presents en- gineers with a challenge: If the motor-drive com- bination is selected too conservatively, this leads to inefficient operation and unnecessary costs. On the other hand, if the design is too narrow, it carries the risk of operating problems and a short- ened service life. To simplify the design process, Baumüller has added an innovative drive curve analysis to its ProDrive commissioning tool that can be used when developing new machines as well as for service. The new function enables engineers to visualize the actual utilization of their drive system quick- ly and easily. Through the representation of the drive curve in ProDrive, it is easy to determine dur - ing the commissioning process whether the sys- tem is optimally dimensioned or whether adjust- ments need to be made to get the best possible performance from the components. The drive curve combines all relevant informa- tion on the motor, converter, and control. It is an essential tool for analyzing and optimizing the drive design. ProDrive clearly displays the motor's nominal and limit curves and visualizes the drive curve dependent on the relevant operating con- ditions and control settings. Engineers can either enter a specific operating point or read in data from a measurement. For maximum flexibility, us - ers can also integrate the characteristic curves of third-party motors into the tool. Baumüller www.baumüller.com The drive curve analysis visualizes the actual load of the drive and the relation to the nominal and limit curves